Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-239)
Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Tempo Di Rag -- Chapter 1: What is Ragtime? -- Chapter 2: The Impact of Ragtime -- Chapter 3-Classic Ragtime -- Chapter 4-Ragtime's Second Line: Lesser Luminaries -- Chapter 5-Ragtime Songs and Ragtime Bands -- Chapter 6-"Try This on Your Piano"; Ragtime Style and Performance -- Appendix I: The Image on the Cover -- Appendix 2: Ragtime versus Jazz Piano Styles -- Appendix 3: Scott Joplin's Treemonisha -- Appendix 4: Bibliography of Ragtime -- Index